Yaya Toure: Mario Balotellli more professional than I was

YAYA TOURE claims Manchester City team-mate Mario Balotellli is a far better professional than he was at the same age.

Yaya Toure claims Mario Balotellli is a far better professional than he was at the same age []

Mario Balotelli’s time at City has been littered with on and off-field problems – he is currently serving his second suspension of the season – but Toure says the Italian striker’s bad-boy image betrays his talent and dedication.

Former Barcelona star Toure, who at 28 is seven years older than Balotelli, said: “Whatever you hear about him is just newspaper stuff and I wish I had been as committed as him when I was his age.”